Title
Resonant MEMS Pressure Sensor in 180 nm CMOS Technology Obtained by BEOL Isotropic Etching.
Abstract
This work presents the design and characterization of a resonant CMOS-MEMS pressure sensor manufactured in a standard 180 nm CMOS industry-compatible technology. The device consists of aluminum square plates attached together by means of tungsten vias integrated into the back end of line (BEOL) of the CMOS process. Three prototypes were designed and the structural characteristics were varied, particularly mass and thickness, which are directly related to the resonance frequency, quality factor, and pressure; while the same geometry at the frontal level, as well as the air gap, were maintained to allow structural comparative analysis of the structures. The devices were released through an isotropic wet etching step performed in-house after the CMOS die manufacturing, and characterized in terms of Q-factor vs. pressure, resonant frequency, and drift vs. temperature and biasing voltage.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.3390/s20216037
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
BEOL,CMOS,MEMS,resonator,etching,resonance,quality factor,pressure sensor
Journal
20
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
21
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Diana Mata-Hernandez100.34
Daniel Fernández2276.82
Saoni Banerji300.34
Jordi Madrenas415027.87